December 2071

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 67%
11. 2 76%
12. 3 85%
13. 4 91%
14. 5 97%
15. 6 99%
16. 7 Full
17. 8 97%
18. 9 92%
19. 10 84%
20. 11 75%
21. 12 64%
22. 13 Last qtr
23. 14 42%
24. 15 31%
25. 16 22%
26. 17 14%
27. 18 8%
28. 19 3%
29. 20 1%
30. 21 New
31. 22 2%
32. 23 5%
33. 24 9%
34. 25 16%
35. 26 23%
36. 27 31%
37. 28 40%
38. 29 First qtr
39. 30 60%
40. 31 70%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in December 2071

1. Sat, Dec 511:20 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Dec 71:57 AM

   Full Moon Cold Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

3. Tue, Dec 89:28 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

4. Wed, Dec 91:56 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.

6. Thu, Dec 1012:18 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 135:57 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

8. Thu, Dec 178:41 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Dec 181:29 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Dec 193:56 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

11. Sat, Dec 194:43 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 216:47 AM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

13. Mon, Dec 212:03 PM

    December solstice

    The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.

14. Fri, Dec 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

15. Tue, Dec 2912:16 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.